Re: [PATCH] return number of devices claimed from acpi_bus_register_driver()

[Karol Kozimor <sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org>]

Thus wrote Bjorn Helgaas:
> pnp_register_driver() and pci_register_driver() return the number of
> devices claimed by the driver.  This makes acpi_bus_register_driver()
> do the same.
> 
> All existing callers of acpi_bus_register_driver() either ignore the
> return value or check only for negative (error) return values.
 
I'd like to see that (or something similar) in if possible. The current
behaviour of acpi_bus_register_driver() does not allow for a clean solution
to back off in case no devices are claimed, thus most acpi drivers will
properly load even if there's no matching hardware available.
Best regards,

-- 
Karol 'sziwan' Kozimor
sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org


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